How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jíSecond toneshǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
jí即shǐ使méi没yǒu有tōng通guò过,yě也méi没yǒu有guān关xi系,
Even if you don't make it, it's okay,
wǒ我jué觉de得,jí即shǐ使wǒ我men们dōu都shì是hé河lǐ里de的xiǎo小yú鱼,wǒ我men们yě也kě可yǐ以xuǎn选zé择zěn怎me么yóu游。
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See it in a sentence.
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Even without makeup, she's very cute.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.